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Accelerating Excellence

Lessons in Excellence: Accessing your potential - The psychology of peak performance. Part 2

Nov 27, 2023
Balancing positive and negative experiences, overcoming fear through resilience, and the impact of past success on England's football performance are discussed. Equilibrium and awareness are key to peak performance, with insights from Beckham and Tiger Woods on maintaining a balanced approach to success.
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Quick takeaways

  • Life tends to balance highs and lows, emphasizing the impermanence of single events in fixing challenges.
  • Avoid polarized thinking by balancing success and challenges, promoting consciousness and neutral thinking for optimized performance.

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Importance of Balancing Positives and Negatives

Acknowledging that whether experiencing positive events like winning a World Cup or negative events like losing, life tends to balance out with similar levels of positives and negatives, a concept highlighted by a psychological study comparing lottery winners and accident victims. The study revealed that temporary highs and lows returned to baseline levels after a year, suggesting that single events do not permanently fix life's challenges. Kobe Bryant's perspective emphasized playing to learn and avoiding the fear of failure or the pressure to win, promoting a mindset of staying in the moment.

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